Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Missouri State Bears

Mar 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WKU	38	36	74
MOST	43	44	87

Game Recap

Player Stats

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Blaise Keita	20	3-3	0-0	1-3	3	1	1	1	0	2	7
8Grant Newell	27	5-11	1-4	2-4	5	1	2	1	0	1	13
2LJ Hackman	22	3-10	0-2	1-2	6	0	0	0	3	1	7
30Teagan Moore	26	8-14	0-0	7-9	3	0	1	0	1	3	23
11Terrion Murdix	20	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	4	0
7Noah Boyde	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Leeroy Odiahi	12	1-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	1	0	3	4
12Armelo Boone	23	2-8	0-1	4-6	3	1	0	0	1	0	8
10Cade Stinnett	12	1-1	0-0	3-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	5
6Kade Unseld	8	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
5Jack Edelen	8	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	2	0	0	0	2
3Cam Haffner	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Ryan Myers	19	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	3	5
TOTAL	-	25-5843.1%	2-1315.4%	22-3268.8%	32	7	6	3	6	19	74

MISSOURI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Keith Palek III	27	4-7	2-3	8-10	4	1	0	0	1	3	18
23Michael Osei-Bonsu	33	6-10	0-0	4-6	6	3	0	0	3	2	16
5Melakih Cunningham	13	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	5
1Trey Williams Jr.	38	7-15	3-7	5-7	4	2	1	0	1	3	22
0Kobi Williams	26	1-3	0-0	3-4	2	2	1	0	1	3	5
20Cameron Boone	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	3	0
10Darrion Sutton	13	3-4	0-0	0-0	6	2	0	0	0	2	6
2Tyrique Brooks	9	1-3	1-2	0-0	2	1	1	1	1	2	3
13Zaxton King	29	4-7	3-6	0-0	0	4	0	0	0	1	11
6Logan Epes	2	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
4Antwan Burnett	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0


TOTAL	-	28-5451.9%	10-2147.6%	21-2972.4%	29	17	3	2	7	21	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWKUMOST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Western Kentucky.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Missouri State.
+3 (19:45) Grant Newell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
30
(19:24) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses 8-foot jumper.
(19:21) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(19:16) Teagan Moore bad pass turnover.
(19:05) Foul on Blaise Keita.
(19:05) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses free throw 1 of 2.
(19:05) Missouri State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (19:05) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes free throw 2 of 2.
31
(18:58) Foul on Melakih Cunningham.
+1 (18:58) Teagan Moore makes free throw 1 of 2.
41
+1 (18:58) Teagan Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
51
+2 (18:46) Melakih Cunningham makes 2-foot dunk (Michael Osei-Bonsu assists).
53
(18:26) Grant Newell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:22) Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
(18:05) Michael Osei-Bonsu bad pass turnover.
(18:05) Grant Newell Steal.
(17:55) Teagan Moore misses layup.
(17:53) Teagan Moore Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:46) Teagan Moore makes layup.
73
(17:20) Melakih Cunningham misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:16) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
(17:11) LJ Hackman misses layup.
(17:05) Grant Newell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:05) Grant Newell makes 0-foot tip in layup.
93
(17:01) Kobi Williams bad pass turnover.
(17:01) Teagan Moore Steal.
+2 (16:57) Teagan Moore makes layup.
113
(16:57) Foul on Kobi Williams.
+1 (16:57) Teagan Moore makes free throw 1 of 1.
123
(16:35) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses 7-foot jumper.
(16:32) LJ Hackman Defensive Rebound.
(16:28) LJ Hackman misses 7-foot jumper.
(16:25) Kobi Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:22) Keith Palek III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kobi Williams assists).
126
(16:04) Foul on Kobi Williams.
(15:58) Foul on Cameron Boone.
+1 (15:58) Leeroy Odiahi makes free throw 1 of 2.
136
+1 (15:58) Leeroy Odiahi makes free throw 2 of 2.
146
+3 (15:31) Trey Williams Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zaxton King assists).
149
(15:00) Terrion Murdix misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:56) LJ Hackman Offensive Rebound.
(14:54) LJ Hackman misses 7-foot jumper.
(14:54) Cameron Boone Block.
(14:50) Terrion Murdix Offensive Rebound.
(14:45) LJ Hackman misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(14:40) Cameron Boone Defensive Rebound.
(14:32) Foul on LJ Hackman.
(14:32) Trey Williams Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:32) Missouri State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:32) Trey Williams Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1410
(14:14) Grant Newell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:09) Trey Williams Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:59) Michael Osei-Bonsu bad pass turnover.
(13:40) Teagan Moore misses 8-foot jumper.
(13:37) Darrion Sutton Defensive Rebound.
(13:20) Michael Osei-Bonsu bad pass turnover.
(13:20) Blaise Keita Steal.
(13:00) Foul on Trey Williams Jr..
+2 (12:39) Blaise Keita makes 10-foot jumper.
1610
(12:17) Antwan Burnett misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:14) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:56) Blaise Keita makes layup.
1810
(11:55) Foul on Keith Palek III.
+1 (11:55) Blaise Keita makes free throw 1 of 1.
1910
+2 (11:39) Darrion Sutton makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
1912
(11:14) Armelo Boone misses 8-foot jumper.
(11:13) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(11:10) Ryan Myers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:08) Antwan Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Trey Williams Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:57) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
(10:42) Foul on Antwan Burnett.
(10:42) Grant Newell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:42) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:42) Grant Newell makes free throw 2 of 2.
2012
(10:28) Trey Williams Jr. misses 18-foot jumper.
(10:26) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:19) Teagan Moore makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
2212
(10:13) Kobi Williams misses 8-foot jumper.
(10:13) Leeroy Odiahi Block.
(10:08) Kobi Williams Offensive Rebound.
(10:08) Foul on Ryan Myers.
+1 (10:08) Kobi Williams makes free throw 1 of 2.
2213
+1 (10:08) Kobi Williams makes free throw 2 of 2.
2214
+2 (9:49) Ryan Myers makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
2414
+3 (9:25) Tyrique Brooks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zaxton King assists).
2417
(8:59) LJ Hackman bad pass turnover.
(8:59) Kobi Williams Steal.
(8:51) Zaxton King misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:44) LJ Hackman Defensive Rebound.
(8:43) LJ Hackman bad pass turnover.
(8:43) Tyrique Brooks Steal.
(8:39) Foul on Teagan Moore.
+1 (8:39) Keith Palek III makes free throw 1 of 2.
2418
+1 (8:39) Keith Palek III makes free throw 2 of 2.
2419
+2 (8:22) Blaise Keita makes layup (Ryan Myers assists).
2619
+2 (8:10) Zaxton King makes layup.
2621
(7:55) Missouri State Coach's Challenge (Upheld) Missouri State charged with a timeout.
(7:50) Ryan Myers misses 15-foot jumper.
(7:47) Cameron Boone Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:35) Trey Williams Jr. makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
2623
+2 (7:17) Teagan Moore makes 13-foot jumper.
2823
(6:58) Keith Palek III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:58) Missouri State Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:57) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
(6:56) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
+1 (6:56) Keith Palek III makes free throw 1 of 2.
2824
(6:55) Keith Palek III misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:55) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:27) Grant Newell makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
3024
(6:13) Foul on Teagan Moore.
+1 (6:13) Keith Palek III makes free throw 1 of 2.
3025
+1 (6:13) Keith Palek III makes free throw 2 of 2.
3026
(5:56) Armelo Boone misses 9-foot jumper.
(5:54) Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
(5:49) Trey Williams Jr. misses 9-foot jumper.
(5:49) Grant Newell Block.
(5:44) Keith Palek III Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:38) Zaxton King makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyrique Brooks assists).
3029
(5:25) Foul on Tyrique Brooks.
+1 (5:25) Armelo Boone makes free throw 1 of 2.
3129
+1 (5:25) Armelo Boone makes free throw 2 of 2.
3229
+2 (5:04) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup (Zaxton King assists).
3231
(4:45) Grant Newell misses 16-foot jumper.
(4:41) Trey Williams Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:17) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
+1 (4:17) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes free throw 1 of 2.
3232
+1 (4:17) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes free throw 2 of 2.
3233
(4:01) Foul on Keith Palek III.
+1 (4:01) Teagan Moore makes free throw 1 of 2.
3333
(4:01) Teagan Moore misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:59) Tyrique Brooks Defensive Rebound.
(3:43) Foul on Teagan Moore.
+1 (3:43) Keith Palek III makes free throw 1 of 2.
3334
(3:43) Keith Palek III misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:40) LJ Hackman Defensive Rebound.
(3:22) Foul on Michael Osei-Bonsu.
(3:22) Blaise Keita misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:22) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:21) Blaise Keita misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:20) Trey Williams Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:01) Trey Williams Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:56) Missouri State Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:46) Zaxton King makes 22-foot three point jumper (Darrion Sutton assists).
3337
+2 (2:30) LJ Hackman makes layup.
3537
+2 (2:10) Darrion Sutton makes layup (Melakih Cunningham assists).
3539
(1:44) LJ Hackman misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(1:40) Darrion Sutton Defensive Rebound.
(1:33) Darrion Sutton misses layup.
(1:33) Blaise Keita Block.
(1:30) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(1:26) Armelo Boone misses layup.
(1:25) Grant Newell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:25) Grant Newell makes layup.
3739
+2 (1:07) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes 9-foot jumper (Darrion Sutton assists).
3741
(0:58) Foul on Ryan Myers.
(0:58) Ryan Myers turnover.
+2 (0:43) Darrion Sutton makes layup (Melakih Cunningham assists).
3743
(0:33) Foul on Darrion Sutton.
+1 (0:33) Grant Newell makes free throw 1 of 2.
3843
(0:33) Grant Newell misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:30) Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Zaxton King misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

MOST

74Points87

25-58(43.1%)Field Goal(%)28-54(51.9%)

2-13(15.4%)3-Point(%)10-21(47.6%)

22-32(68.8%)Free Throw(%)21-29(72.4%)

34(13)Rebounds(Offensive)32(8)

7Assists17

6Steals3

3Blocks2

6Turnovers7

19(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

10Largest Lead19

Game Details

Thursday, March 5, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Great Southern Bank Arena · Springfield, MO

attendance: 2,159 (19.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WKU -1.5

over/under: 152.5